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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Supreme Court chambers in Washington in 2014.

Column: What the GOP would gain by waiting to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat

September 19, 2020 at 11:57 p.m.

The death of Supreme Court Justice and liberal titan Ruth Bader Ginsburg gives Republicans the chance to do the right thing. For a president up for reelection in just six...

A man stands in a line stretching the equivalent of two football fields as hundreds wait for early voting at Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax, Virginia on Sept. 18, 2020.

Column: Can the United States survive the 2020 election?

September 18, 2020 at 2:41 p.m.

At the 2004 Democratic National Convention, a little-known state senator from Illinois electrified the crowd with a speech proclaiming our fundamental unity. "There's not a liberal America and a conservative...

A tugboat pulls a shipping container vessel out of a port in Singapore on Aug. 17, 2020.

Column: Americans love free trade. Trump and Biden don’t.

September 16, 2020 at 3:37 p.m.

President John F. Kennedy once noted, "There's an old saying that victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan." But in the case of free trade, the opposite...

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence stand on stage during the first day of the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Aug. 24, 2020.

Column: Mike Pence debases the vice presidency. Kamala Harris can elevate it.

August 28, 2020 at 4:42 p.m.

Loyalty to Donald Trump demands more than many people can muster. One Cabinet member and high-level aide after another has repeatedly endured ill treatment, only to finally leave rather than...

President Donald Trump greets guests ahead of first lady Melania Trump's address to the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden at the White House on Aug. 25, 2020, in Washington, D.C.

Column: Trump doesn’t know how to revive the economy

August 26, 2020 at 3:57 p.m.

Whenever the oil business hits one of its periodic slumps, the joke heard in petroleum-rich areas is: "Please, God, grant me one more boom, and this time I promise not...

Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, with former President Barack Obama during an event at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia, in 2017.

Column: The improbable resurrection of Joe Biden

August 19, 2020 at 2:37 p.m.

Donald Trump may have won the most unlikely presidential election victory in U.S. history. But no one has ever taken a longer, more treacherous road to the White House than...

Despite being legal in many states, there is still a federal ban on marijuana.

Column: Can Kamala Harris get Joe Biden to push for legalizing pot?

August 14, 2020 at 3:46 p.m.

A vice president has to defer to the president's decisions on policy, but vice presidents also can help shape it. Dick Cheney pushed George W. Bush to invade Iraq, and...

Family members gather in prayer on July 19, 2020, after a shooting injured three family members including two boys in the 8200 block of South Ada Street.

Column: The complicated truth about Chicago crime

August 12, 2020 at 4:40 p.m.

Chicago, which was already in the midst of a spike in murderous conduct, has also seen violent demonstrations that included clashes between police and protesters. If those weren't enough, it...

Sen. Kamala Harris talks with farmers at Coyote Run Farm on Aug. 11, 2019, in Lacona, Iowa.

Column: What Kamala Harris reveals about Joe Biden

August 11, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

Joe Biden's choice of Kamala Harris as his running mate didn't come as a great surprise. For weeks, she had been considered the front-runner. But it still reveals some important...

Then-U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama, center, at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, where he gave a keynote speech that proved auspicious.

Column: Why national political conventions are worth keeping

August 7, 2020 at 4:27 p.m.

Joe Biden won't be showing up in Milwaukee for the Democratic National Convention. Donald Trump may give his acceptance speech from the White House instead of before cheering delegates in...

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